The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-06-09
STATE NEWS.

DIR. and Mrs. Seward Webb (nee Wander
built will leave New York early in JUNE
for Burlington. and will pass July and
August at Newport
Hoyt Swanyer, aged IS years, who has
been at work for Alonzo Alger Of Rich.
mond, while hunting Monday about 8
o'clock accidently shot himself, the charge
of shot striking the iugular vein in bis
neck
Bennington parties are negotiating
Tor the purchase Of the stone mill at North
Bennington with view to converting il
into knitting mill. Tuey have offered
sl2, 900 for the property, but $25 600 is the
price asked.
The rear end of George Van Dykes i'm
mense spruce lumber drive Of 10000, 600
feet is reported as having nearly reached
McIndoe's Falls in the Connecticut Six
hundred men and so horses have been re-
quired to get this lumber down.
Col E. g. Bailey 4 Son have sold all
their interest In the Mount Mansfield
Hotel aud mountain property, in Stowe,
TO Hon. Charles J. Brooks OF Boston. for
$4,000 George Doolittle has taken o
lease aud will manage the hotel this sea-
son
Carrick Brothers OF St. Johnsbnry have
contracted to finish a fine granite monu-
ment to be placed over the grave of Mrs.
Anna Marsh at Hinsdale, N. H., the foun
der Of the Brattleboro asylum for the in
sane
II Troy runs to manufacturing stoves,
and Lowell and Fall River to cottons. the
little town OF Montgomery, in this State is
devoted to specially, in proportion to its
capacity, as great as either. This spe.
cialty is the manufacturing of butter tubs.
aggregating over SOC, 900 annually.
DR.. Dutton who claims to be mind cure
physician ard has 300 young men as stu
dents 10 Boston says be is going TO bring
them to Rutland and found there the Yer
mont Medical college, which will have
valuable buildings whom the people want
them enough to pay for them.
The New England Meteorological Socie-
tvs bulletins OF November to April, in
elusive, containing reports from $50 OBJ
servers, show the snowfall In New Eng
land the past winter to have been heaviest
at Strafford, Vt, 900 inches; Jacksonville,
Vt. 1852 inches; Rowe, Mass, l62 inches
Marlboro, VI. l5S inches.
Ii is announced that the railroad COM
missioners will begin on June 81 thor
ough inspection Of all the railroads 10 the
state. They will start at White River
Junction and so overtime Passumpsic road
FIRST. The law requires careful inspec-
ton, not only Of the road bed but OF all
bridges and stations. The commissioners
expect to complete the inspection in three
weeks.
Reyilo Howard, aged IS years. a well
known Jamaica farmer, shot his wife fatal
y, on Thursday OF last week. Howard
has been Ill for some time. He requested
ais wife 10 go to the shed with message
ior the hired man and during her absence
DO loaded rifle which be discharged at
ler on her return. The ball passed
through her left hand and lung and was
'emoycd from her back by the physicians.
The shooting is attributed by the neigh
'ors 10 insanity, though the physicians
All TO fad any traces OF this. Some per-
ons pronounce il case Of jealousy.
Captain II. G. Parsons OF Natural
3ridge. Va, president Of the Ohio 4
northwestern railroad, formerly 81 St
Ilbsns. has been selected by the editor OF
be Century to write the forthcoming Arii-
lie on Fafnswortb's great cavalry charge
/ Gettysburg. Captain Parsons com
handed squadron OF the FRS. Vermont
lavalry aud was badly wounded 10 the
barge. he visited the field recently
nth the Vernon, nonumen, commission
RS
gober. Fiilon. the alleged Gre-bng who
AS long been ar object o. tear 10 the
icini,y Of Bellows Falls, was srrested
a,ufdsy morning 10 Waipole. n. H.. on
harses Of forgery. perjury and con.emp.
I court, which crimes are said 10 have
cen elmmitisd in Windsor county lass l
snaary. The insurance companies have
" many years had . dread OF Fiiton. A
inc different buildings evned by ors %